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CANOPY roR AUTOMOBILEBEDS;

Application filed January 5, 1922. Serial No. 527;249

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GnARLEs D. Mo- DoNALn; a'c-itizen of the United States, re-

siding at Los Angeles in the county of lies Angeles' and State of California, have invent ed a certain new and useful Improvement in: Ganopies for Automobile Beds, of which-the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in canopies and the object of my invention is to provide a canopy adapted to be supported by a frame which may be readily assembled and: disassembled and foldedinto a small= compact package for conveyancewhen not binationjof parts hereinafter describedand' claimed.

' I accomplish these objects by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, where- Figure'l is a view in perspective of a canopy its closed position attached to a folding bed;

Fig." 2"is a similar view of the canopy in its open position with certain additional attachm'ents';

Fig. 3 is a view in central longitudinal vertical section;

Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation, with parts broken away, showing the means of raising the side curtains on a puckering string;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in transverse vertical section showing the functional position of the bows;

Fig. 6 is a view in front elevation of a truss support for raising the side curtains in a stretched position when the canopy is open;

Fig. 7 is a top plan View, with parts broken away, of the ridge pole; and

Fig. 8 is a detail view stanchion clip.

in P pec veof a- Refenling' the throughout which like reference numerals designate like I parts, the numeral 10' design'atesa folding bed frame having a canopy 11 mounted thereon.

The canopy 1 1 is centrally supported a) ridge pole COIi'ipIlSlIlg long i-tl'ld-ina l. members I 12 and 13 which are normally held' inLabutf-j' ting position by 'a' sleeve; 14. The sl'eev'1'4 is secured to the member 13 by a double endetil sleevesocket 15;Whi0l'i'i15i t'url'i is" held in'place by apin 16f" r v The longitudinal members- 12' and 13 are respectively provided on their outer ends" with sleeves I7 and" 18 held in position by double ended sleeve sockets 19' and 20-w'h'i cl1 are secured tosaid member by pins 21' and;

v Spring" bows 23 are held the"socket 22' passing therethrou h.

sleeves 15,- 19 and 20 with-their espective-,

ends abutting against thepiiis 16 21 sta es;

Theopposite oro'uter ends-of the bows 23 are sprung downwardly"andf seated in sockets within the bed frame. 1 0, as at '24 i'ni 3 and 5i Sprin the bed frame 10 and have holes therei-n through which theendsflof th bows 23 pass,

and are held in position by 'frictionalj"en-j m j t The ends of" thecanop'y sides are; provide'ld' g clips 25 arse'cured to withmarginal herns 26"through"w'hichf pj 'feking. string 2 pa dare. a ap ers hold the'fcaliopy sides in anyides ired position substantially asshown in Fig. 4f 7 The side curtains 28' are formed of onepiece of'ca-nvas' adapted to completely cover the the" nd sides when in the' closed position and is secured to the end curtains '29" a's shown at 30 in Fig. 4. The stitches: at 30 also serve to secure the pucker string 27 in position. 1

A series of screw eyes 31 are secured to the sides of the bed frame over which. eyelets in the side and nd curtains 28 and 29 are secured and a line 32 is passed through said screw eyes and fastened by a lock 33 as shown in Fig. 1 for the purpose of security and as a safeguard against reptiles.

As shown in Fig. 3, when it is desired to use the canopy in the open position the bows 23 on one side of the ridge pole are freed from the sockets 24 and by reason of their resiliency will assume a substantially horizontal position and the side curtain will be raised therewith. The truss support, shown in Fig. 6, is then placed in position.

The said truss support is comprised of gable members 34 and 35 which are pivotally connected by a pin 36. A hook 37 is formed on the inner end of the member 35 and the outer end of the center bow 23 is adapted to seat within the bow of said hook and is engaged by the end of the member 34 substantially as shown in Figs. 2 and 6 of the drawings.

The outer end portions of the members 34 and 35 are bent to form loops 38. A truss rope 39 is secured to said loops by means of hooks 40 at either end thereof and the pitch of the gable members 34 and 35 may be adjusted by regulating the length of said truss rope. A tie rope 41 is centrally secured to the truss rope 39 and to an eye 42 fastened to the loop 37 The outer ends of the members 34 and 35 are adapted to seat within sockets provided in plates 43 which are secured to the outer corners of the side curtain 28. Holes 44 are provided in said plates 43 in which the outer sockets 24 within the bed frame 10. Stanchion clips 46 are disposed on the upper ends of the stanchions 45. The clips 46 are provided with tongues 47 which engage over the bows 23. The upper ends of the stanchions abut against the bows 23 and the free part of the pucker string 27 is passed through holes 48 in the clips 46 to form a loop for preventing said clips from slipping on said bows.

Jointed stanchions 49 are adapted to support the outer corners of the side curtains 28 and flap curtains 50 are secured thereto and to the end curtains, as shown in Fig. 2. In the raised position the top of the canopy is held down by guy lines 51 and 52.

The end curtains 29 are rectangular in shape and their upper corner portions 53 are adapted to fold over when the canopy is in its closed position. Apertures 54 are provided in the end curtains with netting for the purpose of ventilation. The carrying cover 55 is adapted to be secured to the screw eyes 31, as shown in Fig. 2, and serves as a wind break and foot rug.

In their open position it will be obvious that two of the canopies may be joined together making a convenient sleeping compartment for a family, or the open side of the canopy may be secured to the side of an automobile. By using the carrying cover 55 as a top extension sufficient space will be provided for a camp table and the bed and running board may be used as seats.

The bows are preferably made of one fourth inch oil tempered-spring steel. All parts of the canopy and frame are made in such dimensions that they may be readily dismantled and rolled up in the carrying cover 50 making a small compact package which may be conveniently carried on the running board of an automobile.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the advantage of the construction and of the method of operation of my canopy will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, but, while I have described the principle of operation of the invention together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scope of the following claim.

What I claim is:

In combination with a canopy of the character described, of a truss support comprising gable members pivotally connected, a hook disposed on the inner end of one of said gable members, the inner end of the other of said gable members projecting beyond the pivot joint and overlapping said hook, a truss rope connecting the outer ends of said gable members, means for adjusting the pitch of said truss support, and means for securing said truss support to said canopy.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 28th day of December, A. D.

CHARLES D. MoDONALD. 

